Hunt Auctions, the official
auctioneer of the T-Mobile
All-Star FanFest®,
will offer its team of nationally recognized experts to conduct FREE
appraisals of sports memorabilia on Friday, July 10th through Monday,
July 13th from 9 a.m. through 8 p.m. at Duke Energy Center in
Cincinnati, OH. Attendees can call ahead to schedule a private
consultation at 610-524-0822, or email at info@huntauctions.com.
“Each
year the MLB All-Star FanFest appraisal fair generates interest among
baseball fans to see what there memorabilia might be worth. Given
the rich history of baseball in the Cincinnati region we are
confident that many great and valuable baseball items might be
discovered at this year’s event,” said David Hunt, President,
Hunt Auctions.
At
last year's T-Mobile
All-Star FanFest®,
Hunt Auctions appraised a 1973 Harmon Killebrew autographed Minnesota
Twins professional model road jersey that sold for $7,000, and a
Roberto Clemente professional model baseball bat c.1965-68 that was
estimated for $7,500 - $10,000. More items included, a 1933 Goudey
#149 Babe Ruth graded PSA 4 (VG/EX) estimated for ($2,000-$4,000),
and a 1952 Topps #180 Charley Maxwell cream back graded PSA 8 (NM/MT)
estimated ($500-$1,000) that sold for $3,461.00.
Hunt
Auctions will conduct the complimentary appraisal fair for the 11th
consecutive year as part of the T-MOBILE
ALL-STAR FANFEST®
leading up to the
Live Auction on Tuesday, July 14th.
A select grouping of items from Johnny Bench Collection will
headline the live auction on July 14th.
In addition to this collection, a 1960 Ted Williams All-Star Game
bat, a collection of Negro League bronzes, numerous items related to
the Cincinnati
Reds®
franchise and a variety of other valuable MLB memorabilia will all be
offered to the collecting public.
Top
items include Roy Campanella’s 1953 NL Most Valuable Player Award
(Est. $175,000-$200,000), a 1953 Mickey Mantle All-Star Game
professional model bat (Est. $75,000-$100,000), a 1923 New York
Yankees World Championship pocket watch (Est. $40,000-$60,000), plus
Johnny Bench’s 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1983 MLB All-Star Game Rings
(Est. $5,000-$7,500 each). Other highlight items include a a 1914
Buck Herzog Cincinnati Reds presentational bat (Est. $25,000-
$50,000), a 1971 Pete Rose Cincinnati reds professional road model
jersey (Est. $20,000-$30,000), and much more. A complete list of
auction items is available online at www.huntauctions.com.
ABOUT HUNT AUCTIONS:
Exton, Pennsylvania based Hunt Auctions has been a leader in the sports memorabilia auction industry for 23 years. Numerous former players and their families have trusted their collections with Hunt Auctions including Ted Williams (HOF), Joe DiMaggio (HOF), Whitey Ford (HOF), Curt Flood, Leo Durocher (HOF), Robin Roberts (HOF), Earl Weaver (HOF), Commissioner Bowie Kuhn (HOF), Warren Spahn (HOF), Johnny Bench (HOF), Johnny Unitas (HOF), Clem Labine, Mickey Vernon, Jake Pitler, Thurman Munson, Roy Campanella (HOF), Harmon Killebrew (HOF), Bill Mazeroski (HOF), Kent Tekulve, Steve Blass, Johnny Pesky, Charles “Kid” Nichols (HOF), Jim Palmer (HOF), Bucky Walters, Walter Johnson (HOF), Bill McKechnie (HOF), Willie Mosconi, Randall Cunningham, Joe Frazier and Norm Van Brocklin (HOF). Hunt Auctions is also the Official Auction Company of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and the Official Auctioneer of Major League Baseball T-Mobile All-Star FanFest®. Hunt Auctions has worked with numerous institutions to include: The National Football League, Philadelphia Phillies®, Pittsburgh Pirates®, Baltimore Orioles®, Boston Red Sox®, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Chicago Bulls, National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and Baseball Assistance Team.
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